The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoAggressive negotiationslemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1894arrow-down15
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minus-squareLanguageIsCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoMade me realize how similar cable is to the Spanish and Portuguese for “hair” (cabello and cabelo, resp.). And how cables and hair are related too, I suppose.
minus-squaresugarfoot00@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoIsn’t Spanish for cable just cable (Cah-blay)? That’s what I’ve seen used in Mexico.
minus-squareLanguageIsCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI think so, yeah. Seeing cable misspelled as “cabel” made it click lol
Made me realize how similar cable is to the Spanish and Portuguese for “hair” (cabello and cabelo, resp.). And how cables and hair are related too, I suppose.
Isn’t Spanish for cable just cable (Cah-blay)? That’s what I’ve seen used in Mexico.
I think so, yeah. Seeing cable misspelled as “cabel” made it click lol